Angela Abela
Biographic Data
| ID | 4217561 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Abela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Abela |
| SIGNATURE | ABELA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9172-6530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ways of Supporting Coparenting in Child and Family Services
In the research of parenting and family relations, there has been a visible shift from focusing on dyadic family relations—like parent–child—to triadic ones, such as coparenting. Likewise, in the family support research, knowledge about supporting coparenting of all parents has been called for. In this study, we were interested in what kind of discourses professionals construct to support parents to coparent, especially in the early phases of par…
The meaningful participation of children in matters that affect them
Promoting child welfare and supporting families in Europe
Engaging with hard-to-reach children and parents using a creative methodology
This paper delves into the creative methodology adopted whilst engaging in a research study with five families whose young children (aged between 8 and 10 years old) were excluded from school due to social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The complex needs surrounding these families often lead to them being labelled as hard-to-reach and therefore challenging to engage in research. This paper will explore these challenges, the ethical di…
The Therapeutic Alliance with Parents and their Children Working Through a Relational Trauma in the Family
Looking Back on Childhood
The couple relationship when the female partner has an acquired physical disability
‘Whereas the couple relationship is described to be the relationship which is typically the most impacted by disability, spousal support is presented to be the most important form of support following such. To date little is known about the exchange of support and the impact of an acquired physical disability on the couple relationship, especially when considering the perspectives of both partners. Taking a feminist, a resilience and a systemic p…
Attitudes About Remarriage in Malta
This study investigated the attitudes about remarriage of married and previously married Maltese people. Respondents were selected using stratified random sampling; 810 men and 1,196 women answered a questionnaire by means of computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The majority (67.4%) of respondents did not consider remarriage. Remarriage was more likely to be considered by respondents who were younger, previously married, nonparents, had chil…
Familialistic countries need a family-inclusive service when caring for people with mental health problems – the case of Malta
This article starts by setting the context for Maltese families with a member who has mental health problems by providing an overview of the mental health services on offer. It explores the considerable stress that primary caregivers endure and the effects of the person’s mental health problems on their own children. In the study, views were elicited from 81 caregivers accompanying patients attending the psychiatric outpatients clinic in the main…
Contemporary Issues in Family Studies
This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporti…
Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence
This paper attempts to illuminate some of the ethical dilemmas of a clinician/researcher interviewing women about a sensitive topic- their experience of having witnessed domestic violence in the family they grew up in, as part of a grounded theory study. Vignettes are presented to illustrate the self-reflexive process of the researcher and how she understood the effects of the interview process on her and the participants. The authors argue that …
Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence
This paper attempts to illuminate some of the ethical dilemmas of a clinician/researcher interviewing women about a sensitive topic- their experience of having witnessed domestic violence in the family they grew up in, as part of a grounded theory study. Vignettes are presented to illustrate the self-reflexive process of the researcher and how she understood the effects of the interview process on her and the participants. The authors argue that …
The meaningful participation of children in matters that affect them
Engaging with hard-to-reach children and parents using a creative methodology
This paper delves into the creative methodology adopted whilst engaging in a research study with five families whose young children (aged between 8 and 10 years old) were excluded from school due to social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The complex needs surrounding these families often lead to them being labelled as hard-to-reach and therefore challenging to engage in research. This paper will explore these challenges, the ethical di…
The Therapeutic Alliance with Parents and their Children Working Through a Relational Trauma in the Family
Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence
This paper attempts to illuminate some of the ethical dilemmas of a clinician/researcher interviewing women about a sensitive topic- their experience of having witnessed domestic violence in the family they grew up in, as part of a grounded theory study. Vignettes are presented to illustrate the self-reflexive process of the researcher and how she understood the effects of the interview process on her and the participants. The authors argue that …
Contemporary Issues in Family Studies
This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporti…
Attitudes About Remarriage in Malta
This study investigated the attitudes about remarriage of married and previously married Maltese people. Respondents were selected using stratified random sampling; 810 men and 1,196 women answered a questionnaire by means of computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The majority (67.4%) of respondents did not consider remarriage. Remarriage was more likely to be considered by respondents who were younger, previously married, nonparents, had chil…
Familialistic countries need a family-inclusive service when caring for people with mental health problems – the case of Malta
This article starts by setting the context for Maltese families with a member who has mental health problems by providing an overview of the mental health services on offer. It explores the considerable stress that primary caregivers endure and the effects of the person’s mental health problems on their own children. In the study, views were elicited from 81 caregivers accompanying patients attending the psychiatric outpatients clinic in the main…
The couple relationship when the female partner has an acquired physical disability
‘Whereas the couple relationship is described to be the relationship which is typically the most impacted by disability, spousal support is presented to be the most important form of support following such. To date little is known about the exchange of support and the impact of an acquired physical disability on the couple relationship, especially when considering the perspectives of both partners. Taking a feminist, a resilience and a systemic p…
Looking Back on Childhood
The Therapeutic Alliance with Parents and their Children Working Through a Relational Trauma in the Family
The meaningful participation of children in matters that affect them
Promoting child welfare and supporting families in Europe
Engaging with hard-to-reach children and parents using a creative methodology
This paper delves into the creative methodology adopted whilst engaging in a research study with five families whose young children (aged between 8 and 10 years old) were excluded from school due to social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The complex needs surrounding these families often lead to them being labelled as hard-to-reach and therefore challenging to engage in research. This paper will explore these challenges, the ethical di…
Ways of Supporting Coparenting in Child and Family Services
In the research of parenting and family relations, there has been a visible shift from focusing on dyadic family relations—like parent–child—to triadic ones, such as coparenting. Likewise, in the family support research, knowledge about supporting coparenting of all parents has been called for. In this study, we were interested in what kind of discourses professionals construct to support parents to coparent, especially in the early phases of par…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)